Machining Epoxy Granite

This saves expensive epoxy and it makes the machine heavier and more stable.

Machining epoxy granite.

Epoxy granite makes an amazing machine base but there is a bit of work that goes into it. Hardinge as well as many of these others are quick to point out. That machine is solid. I few details i gleaned from one of the articles on the german site you have to register.

German epoxy granite milling machine here s an awesome project i recently heard about on cnczone. One important thing is to make sure that the mold lies flat on a reference surface. Effect of frame on machine performance. Stiffness and damping are important to cnc work.

One of the biggest advantages of epoxy granite is that you can cast against a precision surface plate or apply an extremely expensive self leveling epoxy to achieve surfaces that are flat and. The epoxy granite mixture being used is 30 granite gravel 30 joint sand 30 fine quartz sand. This is a full tutorial on how to achieve fantastic results. Mostly time laps recording of the build process of a little epoxy granite router.

Epoxy granite fills are fascinating. Epoxy granite sometimes known as polymer concrete makes an amazing machine base. Filling the machine castings with epoxy granite with epoxy granite sometimes also called polymer concrete has been a time honored tradition of some of the finest machine tool manufacturers such as hardinge with their proprietary harcrete and others. All done in my garage with a very basic set of tools.

Epoxy granite filling a mill for vibration dampening and rigidity. Epoxy granite is your best bet but what epoxy granite is the best. It s broken into 4 parts. That s the question adam bender answered in a series of experiments that resulted in a great looking cnc machine.

If the machine frame bends too much when cutting forces are applied. I did a fill on my original rf 45 cnc mill and it noticeably improved the performance. It can be cast into almost any shape is incredible stiff and dampens vib. The only machines use.

Building a solid base for machinery can be a daunting task.